No bars, no signal predictedOne bar, reliable signal unlikelyTwo bars, may experience problems with connectivityThree bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web servicesFull bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services
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1 bedroom apartment

Retirement
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Apartment
1 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: C*
419 sq ft / 39 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Leasehold
Council tax, if payable: Ask agent
Broadband: Super-fast 69Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Leasehold
  • 1 Bedroom
  • Entrance Hall
  • Sitting/Dining Room
  • Kitchen
  • Bathroom
  • Outside
  • Additional Communal Facilities
A ground floor one bedroom retirement apartment with aspect over a garden area, and a highly regarded location forming part of a popular complex to the north east of Chester.

Constructed in 2001 by McCarthy and Stone and comprising 50 apartments arranged over three floors, with the benefit of a communal lift, Mallard Court is an extremely popular, convenient and established retirement development within the highly regarded suburb of Upton. There are various local facilities within Upton itself including shops, churches, bus stops and the Bache railway station, and of course the area is also within easy reach of the historic Roman city of Chester and all of its attendant amenities. The apartment itself is on the ground floor and overlooks a small pebbled garden section. It also has the benefit of double glazed windows, electric storage heaters, an electric hot water heating system, connections to mains water, mains electricity and mains drainage, and the following accommodation which is described in detail below.

Rooms

Communal Entrance Hall
With access to the private accommodation of the subject apartment as follows.

Entrance Hall 2.74m x 0.94m (9' 0" x 3' 1")
With emergency warden call intercom, and useful storage cupboard housing the electricity circuit breaker control panel, electricity meter, slatted shelving and electrically heated hot water tank.

Sitting/Dining Room 5.08m x 3.15m (16' 8" x 10' 4")
A superb reception room overlooking over a small pebbled garden area, with side window, an electric storage heating, television point, an emergency warden call pull cord, telephone point and double inner doors leading to the kitchen.

Kitchen 2.24m x 1.73m (7' 4" x 5' 8")
With timber trimmed range of wall units, floor cupboards and drawers with work surfaces and tiled splashbacks, stainless steel single drainer sink unit, fitted four ring electric hob and hood above, separate electric oven/grill, points and space for a refrigerator and freezer, emergency warden pull cord and a wall mounted electric fan heater.

Bedroom 2.06m x 1.6m (6' 9" x 5' 3")
With aspect over a small garden area, telephone point, television point, electric storage heater, mirror door fronted wardrobe/storage cupboard and emergency warden pull cord.

Bathroom 2.06m x 1.6m (6' 9" x 5' 3")
With coloured suite having chromium fittings comprising panelled bath with side shower screen fitted thermostatically controlled shower unit, cabinet style wash hand basin with facing mirror and electric lights and shaver point, WC, wall mounted electric towel rail, tiled walls, tile effect flooring and wall mounted electric fan heater.

Outside
Externally there are extremely well maintained and very attractive communal gardens to the front and rear, along with a communal visitors and residents parking area.

Additional Communal Facilities
A particular benefit of this development are the laundry facilities available on site, as well as a resident’s lounge and guest suite.

Important Notice
Prospective purchasers should be aware that the property cannot be occupied by a sole proprietor who is under the age of 60, or by joint proprietors who are under the age of 55.

Tenure
The property is of leasehold tenure being subject to a 125 year lease dating from 1st May 2001. This lease being subject to a variable annual ground rent currently set at £350 per annum for the first 23 years of the term, and being payable in two six monthly instalments. This lease is also subject to a variable annual service charge with respect to items of communal expense, maintenance and insurance, currently set at £2213.88p per annum, a figure which is also payable into six monthly instalments.

Directions
From Chester proceed out of the city in a northerly direction along Liverpool Road, continuing to the small roundabout near to Total Fitness. Turn right and proceed along Brook Lane, over the railway bridge and for a further distance to the T-junction at the end abruptly. Turn left into Newton Lane which continues as Plas Newton Lane, turning left just after the Firs School into Wealstone Lane. Continue for short distance, turning right into Weston Grove and continue to the T-junction with the A41/Long Lane. Turn left and continue for a short distance, after which the entrance to Mallard Court will be observed on the left-hand side.

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